So All May Eat Inc

CREATING COMMUNITY THROUGH HEALTHY FOOD ACCESS TO ADDRESS FOOD INSECURITY.

SAME CAF'S CURRENT PROGRAMS INCLUDE: THE SAME CAF, SAME OUTREACH, INCLUDING SAME CAF FOOD TRUCK, COOK TO WORK TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM, AND SAME / METROCARING / DENVER URBAN GARDENS. SAME CAF: SAME'S GUESTS COME FROM A DIVERSE POPULATION, INCLUDING VETERANS, PEOPLE WHO WERE FORMERLY INCARCERATED/COURT INVOLVED, LGBTQ COMMUNITIES, PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, SENIORS, AND THOSE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS- SOME FOR THE FIRST TIME. MOST OF THE GUESTS AT SAME CAF COME FROM A COMBINATION OF THESE COMMUNITIES. SAME CAF SERVED 14,638 MEALS IN 2021. SAME OUTREACH PROGRAMS PROVIDE HEALTHY MEALS THROUGH COMMUNITY PARTNER AGENCIES THAT ARE COMMITTED TO RAISING AWARENESS FOR THE MISSION OF SAME CAF. THESE PROGRAMS INCLUDE DELIVERED MEALS AND THE SAME CAF FOOD TRUCK FOR EVENTS WITH MISSION-ALIGNED PARTNERSHIPS. SAME INTENTIONALLY PARTNERS WITH SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES AND OTHER FOOD JUSTICE ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDING SERVICES TO PEOPLE LIVING IN FOOD DESERT NEIGHBORHOODS, EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, VETERANS, MEMBERS OF LGBTQ COMMUNITIES, HISPANIC/LATINX/AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITIES, AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES. THE SAME OUTREACH PROGRAM SERVED 2,308 MEALS THROUGH 32 COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS TO SERVE PEOPLE EXPERIENCING FOOD INSECURITY AND BETTER SPREAD THE MISSION OF SAME. COOK TO WORK: THROUGH SAME'S JOB-READINESS TRAINING PROGRAM STUDENTS GAIN RESTAURANT-SPECIFIC SKILLS AS WELL AS EXPERIENCE NECESSARY FOR EMPLOYMENT OUTSIDE OF THE FOOD INDUSTRY SUCH AS CUSTOMER SERVICE. COOK TO WORK PROVIDES TRAINING FOR THOSE INTERESTED IN INCREASING THEIR JOB SKILLS. SAME PROVIDED 1,837 HOURS OF TRAINING TO 127 STUDENTS THROUGH COOK TO WORK AND ASSISTED 7 PEOPLE IN SECURING EMPLOYMENT. IN ADDITION,14 PEOPLE REPORTED THAT THEIR PARTICIPATION WITH SAME CAF HAS LED TO IMPROVED EMPLOYMENT TOWARD ECONOMIC STABILITY FOR THEM. SAME / METROCARING / DENVER URBAN GARDENS: THROUGH THIS THREE-WAY PARTNERSHIP, SAME ENGAGES VOLUNTEERS TO LEARN ABOUT SUSTAINABLE VEGETABLE GROWING. IN 2021, SAME ENGAGED TWO INTERNS AND A CORE VOLUNTEER IN THE SAME / METROCARING / DENVER URBAN GARDENS AND GREW 54 POUNDS OF PRODUCE FOR MEALS SERVED AT SAME CAF AND ON THE SAME CAF FOOD TRUCK.

IT IS THE ORGANIZATION'S INTENT TO BUILD A HEALTHY COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOOD IN A DIGNIFIED MANNER TO EVERYONE, REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY.